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In which Albus Dumbledore is not a manipulative bastard but rather an overworked headmaster whose deepest desire is to hire a DADA professor who will stick around for longer than a year…and if he has to kill Voldemort to do it, then so be it.
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20 Apr 2026
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Heir of Fire and Ice by VerdantGremlin (Riverwitch20)
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
22 Apr 2026
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Harry Potter was done waiting.
After years of beatings, neglect, and being treated like an inconvenience in his own home, Harry runs away from Privet Drive in the middle of summer—tired of the Dursleys’ cruelty, the silence from those who were supposed to protect him, and the strained, carefully-worded letters from friends who feel increasingly out of reach.
In the heart of Diagon Alley, Harry discovers something that should have been impossible: he is not only the Heir of House Potter, but also the Heir of House Black. Two ancient lines of magic awaken within him—fire and ice, honour and control—binding themselves to him in ways he is only beginning to understand.
When legal magic confirms his emancipation, Harry is offered something he has never truly had before: choice.
Taken in under the protection of a certain Weasley connection—someone far from the Ministry’s reach and far closer to Goblin law than most wizards realize—Harry begins to rebuild his life from the ground up.
And if that so happened to be him resorting himself into a certain green and silver Hogwarts house? So be it.Bookmarked by OldMacdonald
19 Apr 2026
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to be good in the face of all this anger by whoscountinganyway
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 Apr 2026
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Minerva sighs. “No matter how you disagree with other Heads of Houses’ behavior, you cannot yell at them. That is what Albus is for. If we had accused you of the things you did Flitwick? You would have rioted, Severus. It’s not our place.”
Severus pauses and considers her words. Would he have wanted that?
“I do wish that one of our colleagues, especially you, had spoken to me about my behavior. And yes,” He adds, quieter than before. “It would have been embarrassing. I would have been upset—but I could have changed sooner. Been less cruel. I would have valued, eventually, that you cared enough about the students to do something one might deem improper in order to help them.”
Shrugging, Severus looks down to the water. He misses being a teenager. No, he just... he wishes his teen years were different.
Maybe he’d know better sooner.
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19 Apr 2026
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Harry's summer after his fourth year is spent having to relieve the events of the third task each night, weighed down by guilt and trauma. He has never had it easy, but with the wizarding world turning on him, he feels more alone than ever.
After the dementor attack and being forced out of No4 privet drive, he spends his summer at Grimmauld far from happy. His friends and godfather do nothing to ease his turbulent mind.His fifth year at Hogwarts begins as he spirals into depression, turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms. It seems no one is able to save him from his worst enemy: his own mind.
He has not only this to contend with, but a malicious Dolores Umbridge who is out to get him. Despite this, Harry refuses to seek the help he needs.Harry's descent is brought to the attention of Severus Snape, much to his distaste. As no one else intervenes, will the potions master be able to move past his grudge against the boy and help before it is too late?
slowburn severitus (not biological)
there aren't any main romance storylines - maybe some slight wolfstar but not muchBookmarked by OldMacdonald
18 Apr 2026
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After the blood wards collapse and Harry is cast out by the Dursleys, he’s left without a guardian—just as Fudge circles, eager to seize custody.
With little time and even less options, Dumbledore proposes his grand solution; Snape as Harry’s new legal guardian. But a simple adoption on paper won’t satisfy the determined Minister. To avoid Fudge’s grasp, Harry and Snape must set aside their mutual hatred and act as though they’re a devoted father and son.
When he goes undercover with his life on the line and the Ministry watching for any misstep, Harry finds himself wrestling with unexpected emotions and begins to wonder, how long can a lie be told before it begins to feel like the truth?
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